Martinez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARISA MARTINEZ, Case No.: 19-CV-1195-GPC-WVG

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON DEFENDANT COSTCO

v. WHOLESALE CORPORATION’S

MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES

COSTCO WHOLESALE

CORPORATION,

15 Defendant. 16 17 18 Pending before the Court is Costco Wholesale Corporation’s (“Defendant”) July 29, 2020 Motion for Attorneys’ Fees. (Doc. No. 26.) Marisa Martinez (“Plaintiff”) opposes Defendant’s Motion and accordingly filed a Response in Opposition on August 5, 2020. (Doc. No. 27.) Having reviewed and considered the Parties’ submissions, the Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART Defendant’s Motion. I. BACKGROUND On May 18, 2020, Defendant filed a Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Supplemental Expert Report pursuant to the Court’s May 13, 2020 Order Setting Briefing Schedule on Discovery Dispute (Doc. No. 18). (Doc. No. 19.) In relevant part, Defendant requested sanctions pursuant to Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil…